Civic engagement app launches facial recognition feature to identify politicians
An app has been launched for iPhone and Android which identifies public figures with facial recognition to improve civic engagement….
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Indian government agencies plan to add facial recognition to social media monitoring
India’s Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh says the country’s security agencies are attempting to use facial recognition to monitor individual’s…
Facial recognition-blocking company D-ID launches product and announces initial customers
D-ID announced its initial product launch, as well as the first customers for its facial recognition-blocking technology at TechCrunch Disrupt…
Police camera footage quietly used in IBM video search feature development
IBM used footage quietly obtained from NYPD surveillance cameras to develop a function to allow police to search camera footage…
U.S. biometric entry/exit program moves on to Phase II
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has moved on to the second phase of testing for the Traveler Verification…
Integrated Biometrics fingerprint scanners powering remote healthcare services in Kenya
Kenyan healthcare provider Afya Research Africa (ARA) is using fingerprint biometrics to establish identity to provide care to people in…
Inside the HART of the DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management
The Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) operated by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) was…
Insurance companies argue no obligation to defend clients in biometric privacy suits
Two insurance companies have told a California federal court that their coverage of software company Omnicell Inc. does not cover…
RealNetworks launches school facial recognition product SAFR in India
RealNetworks Indian subsidiary has launched the company’s SAFR facial recognition technology, which is designed for use in schools, as well…
TrustStamp biometric human trafficking detection system to be piloted in U.S. and Mexico
TrustStamp and The Conference of Western Attorneys General (CWAG) Alliance Partnership have announced the introduction of a proof of concept…
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